The Daily Diary of a Wandering Restaurateur
Kruisin' Around Kas

Time to get out and about ... a bit. We headed about half an hour down the coast to the town of Kas (pronounced "kosh">. It was one of the places on our short list of where to stay when we were here and Friday is their market day, so the choice was easy.

The Kas market is a little smaller than the one in Kalkan although I recognized many of the same vendors. The life of the nomad is still alive and well, at least in certain job categories. The market was more spread out, however, which made it a bit more interesting to explore and kept the congestion to a manageable level. We finished up most of the requisite shopping here with a couple of exceptions, but at the worst we can fill in the gaps in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

Once again the day was temperate but we found ourselves overheating under the tents of the bazaar. Humidity? Lack of air movement? Whatever it was, we took care of business, retired to the cold air inside the car, did a drive-by of the town and headed for home. For some reason, Kas didn't feel as good to us as Kalkan does so I guess we made the right choice of where to base ourselves.

The road along the coast is paved but in need of resurfacing. One of our options when we move to Antalya on Monday was to follow the coast around. After our short run along that route today, I think we will take the inland route instead!

The Kas market was arrayed across a dirt hillside, a different look although the overall scene was familiar. I did find the wider format made it easier to wander and browse, though. Those dark snake-like veggies are eggplant. Very different from what we are used to seeing.

Kas has many similarities to Kalkan -- small harbor, houses cascading down the hill to the water -- but it didn't make us feel like lingering ... so we didn't.

We went into old town Kalkan when we got back, in search of lunch. The restaurants along the waterfront are seriously into the couch-and-chairs lounge arrangement. A few have really gone over the top with their choice of furniture! But there is some quaint charm to the old town with narrow streets and distinctive buildings. It our knees can handle hiking the hills, I'd like to explore it more, probably in the evening when the temperatures are just about ideal.

Most of the restaurants are concentrated in the old town area but there was one around the corner from the apartment that had received good ratings on TripAdvisor, so we decided to check it out. Cafe Ev turned out to be a good choice ... and may even get a return visit before we leave. I had the chicken curry, Margene went for the moussaka. Both were excellent, with a generous portion and a fair price. I liked the idea of the side table for the water pitcher. It eliminated what could have been clutter on the table top.

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